asset management

i've decided to put a little more effort into my "beauty regime". i put that in inverted commas because currently, all i do is wash my face in the mornings and nights, and dab on some moisturizer before i head off to work. i don't think that qualifies as a beauty regime, nor a beauty regime.

realised that youth is an asset that needs some investing in less you lose it and regret it.

wandered around dfs today while waiting for my dad to pick me up. i got lost among all the brands (origins, clarins, biotherm, sephora, i dunno wat...) and the types of products (eye serum, mask, face serum, cleanser, exfoliator etc.).

i don't want to be extravagant or vain, but just enough so that im not all dried and wrinkled up when im 40? i know nuts about such stuff though, and don't have much patience either. sigh, can you get the best of all worlds (quick, affordable, effective)?

also, now that i'm working, and will probably be meeting plenty of external clients when i finally settle in to my perm deployment, i think i need to ramp up my makeup collection. all i have now is:
from cvs in charlottesville
- covergirl face powder
- l'oreal eyeshadow (black/gold, brown/pink)
- revlon eyeliner
from sephora
- urban decay eyeshadow base (cos my eye makeup always smudges, too dry/oily eyelids? strange)
from singapore
- bodyshop blush

i feel suaku. any advise?